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I
have to admit my standards of cleanliness have gotten higher since my
kids have gotten older. When they were toddlers and preschoolers, it
seemed that as soon as I got something cleaned, they were right in there
making another mess... so I decided that I would rather spend time with
the kids than constantly trying to make sure everything was spotless.
In order to get me to do a deep clean often, I'd have to throw a party to get motivated ;).
What's your standard for visitors? Do you shut the lights off and not
answer the door if someone drops by unexpectedly and your place isn't up
to your usual standards? Or do you figure your company is coming to see
you, not to inspect your house and grade you on your cleaning skills?
Do you fall somewhere in the middle, or does it solely depend on who
your company is?

I have an 8 year old and an 11 month old, my house can be messy. I work 5 days a week, and DF is a stay at home dad, but I keep him busy with errands LOL. So on occasion I don't do housework to spend time with the girls. If someone comes knocking on the door and doesn't like the mess then maybe they should have called first!

To clarify I dont let the house get dirty, like with dust and dirt, but the desk is covered in papers, and the floor with toys if we have been playing.

It really depends who it is. My mom comes over when the house is in any condition. If friends are stopping by it usually a run through and pick up stuff type of situation. If we're having a group of people over for we do the top to bottom scrub down.

Like Dr. Seuss says... Those who mind don't matter... those who matter don't mind..... A house is meant to be LIVED IN.... If you spend all your time CLEANING... then you aren't spending your time LIVING. If it's "clean" but a little messy... then... I'm okay...

(Don't get me wrong...I'd rather it not.. and it does bug me..) But... it's life...

I spent my childhood cleaning house for my "mother".... Yeah.... that's definitely NOT the meaning of life...

I don't care what the house looks like when people stop by. They aren't there to inspect my house and if they are there to inspect my house, then they aren't really my friend. We're all moms and we all know that your house gets messy with kids, so I've never had a friend judge me based on the cleanliness of my house.

BTW - my group of friends is a drop by unexpectedly group, so it happens often.

My standard of messy must be different because I've felt it was messy before and someone came over and kept telling me how clean it was lol. I like to have notice before someone comes so I can tidy up so no I wouldn't purposefully have someone over if it was messy.

I don't care what the house looks like when people stop by. They aren't there to inspect my house and if they are there to inspect my house, then they aren't really my friend. We're all moms and we all know that your house gets messy with kids, so I've never had a friend judge me based on the cleanliness of my house.

BTW - my group of friends is a drop by unexpectedly group, so it happens often.

My house is always company ready. I am really anal about cleaning, that comes from my mom and clean the house from top to bottom pretty much everyday. Beds are made, dishes are done right after meals, floors are swept and mopped at least three times per week, bathroom is cleaned everyday and carpets are vacuumed.

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